Forty Shades of Grey

All shades are grey with no end in sight
So we turned the lock and key and held the night-light tight
When it feels just like the sun will never touch this place
We spent our lives just counting lines and pulling out greys
Keep it up, son
Keep it up
You’re doin' alright, it’s just a broken heart in a dole queue line
You’ll never teach an old dog, teach an old dog new tricks
You watch your grave get deeper with every shovel you dig
I met an old man on the street the other day
He taught me about the right and wrongs of having your way
He said «You'll never win it if you play life like a game
Or if you look straight through a person just for something to gain
There is no baby born in this life that is better than you
There is no feudal forced agenda in the womb, it’s true
The cross and crown have left it a little hard to cope
But you’ll never lose sight if you never lose hope.»
[Pre-Chorus
There are billions of other people in this world and no-one has a clue
Take these words please don’t keep them to yourself
Because these words are all I have to give to you
We have all been down, that’s the way life is
We have all worn frowns instead of smiling, kid
We have all been down, but we’ll get up again
Not all kings wear crowns, at least you have your friends
Intelligence seemed a solid ground
But when you try to pin it down you see that holes are found
«Dumb» just means you missed the point
Or else you’re working on a different level
Never let them tell you that you’re thick
Or that you’re underachieving
They’re the ones who picked your goals
So don’t believe them when they say «You've let yourself down, let us all down.»
Beside my college is an unemployment office, there’s a nightclub next to a
funeral home
Beside my college is an unemployment office, there’s a nightclub next to a
funeral home
Sometimes it’s in one door and it’s out the other, sometimes it’s in one door
and I’m goin' home
Sometimes it’s in one door and it’s out the other, sometimes it’s in one door
and I’m goin' home
There are billions of other people in this world and no-one has a clue
Take these words please don’t keep them to you
We have all been down, that’s the way life is
We have all worn frowns instead of smiling, kid
We have all been down, but we’ll get up again
Not all kings wear crowns, at least you have your friends
We have all been down (I picked the right one, I picked the right one now)
We have all been down (I picked the long way, the long way to the ground)
We have all been down (I picked the right one, I picked the right one now)
We have all been down (I picked the long way, the long way to the ground)